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Go on try something new – a festival or camping?

By MummyWhisperer, on June 30th, 2013

Life’s still hard with the recession and we all need some fun and adventure in our lives, so for this month’s Lifestyle feature over on Radio Verulam with the lovely Danny smith on his Drivetime show, I talked about festivals and camping.

I first decided to got to a festival when Little Dimples was 18months (two years ago) and Curly Headed Boy was 5. I’d NEVER been to a festival and felt a bit mortified by it. I decided if we started now with the kids, they might TAKE ME when they go to Glastonbury in 15yrs time!

Since then I’ve actually become a fan of camping too. We started glamping, but due to the cost my practical side chose camping with a touch of glamp last year.

Listen here to me chatting with Danny here:

Why Go?

Music is good for the soul, it feeds our spirit and gives us a much needed lift. One thing you can be sure about is that the quality of the music will be MUCH better than anything you see on Xfactor.

It’s great for kids because they learn to sit and listen to music, and the festivals I go to they tend to get to chill, run around and dance. If you go to a family festival there will be all sorts of lovely things for the kids to do as well. CHB says that a 3day festival is like going on holiday for 10days!

If you are brave enough to go for several days and try camping it is even better. There is something about camping and it’s closeness to nature which is relaxing and healing at the same time. We tried a motorhome at the beginning of this year, but despite being more practical it just didn’t have the same benefits for me.

Top bunk is always best

Tips and Concerns

I know it can be intimidating, so I’ve put together my top tips for you to get you inspired to go!

The biggest reason to go is if you haven’t done it before, then NOW is the time to try it. Be ADVENTUROUS. Make memories to look back on and say ‘I did that’!

1) Start Small and Local

The key is not to go to Glastonbury on your first year (although they do have a family area)! Go for small ones (5000 and under). Look for local one day festivals so that you don’t have to camp.

Plus we had loads of fun at Hoo Bookfest, so I really recommend that for next year.

2) Planning

You are never too old for a feather bower or hair garland!

Plan ahead so that you know what is on BUT also go with the flow as it can be too stressful to keep to a schedule.

Go with friends.

Explain to your kids about safety, and make sure that you have one of those wristbands with your mobile number on it. Or this weekend at Britmumslive I was given a Kattoo which looks brilliant (tattoo for your mobile no).

Bring Ear defenders for the kids and a picnic blanket to sit on.

3) Family Festivals

It really helps your sense of safety if you go to a family festival.

Lollibop – This is a London festival with a big kids TV orientation. I’ve never been, but I’ve heard that it is great. It would probably be a bit too commercial for me.

Camp Bestival – This is in Dorset and looks to me to be incredibly well organised. Again there is a bit of a Cbeebies theme going on. It feels to me like they try to make sure that all the practicalities that a ‘middle class’ family would worry about are covered.

4) Weather and what to wear

Festival style from the back!

Remember this is all part of the adventure! We went to the Penn Festival (eighties music) last year, which was more of a mudfest. The kids LOVED it. All you need to make sure is that they are covered from head to toe in water proofs. We also had a small pop up tent, that we used near the stage.

Bring lots of layers so that you can take stuff on and off.

What to wear – Leggings or skinny jeans are the easiest, with a pretty dress or long top over them. No heals, instead go for daps/wellies. A flower garland is essential (BE BRAVE!).

8 comments to Go on try something new – a festival or camping?

As a seasoned camper and festival goer you’ve missed out Bog in a Bag. The invention that changed our lives and made camping an even more enjoyable experience with kids- especially at some of the more mad festivals. Camp Bestival is not all that kiddy, the boy & hubby go and you can see some really big bands there. Lollibop is tame, too busy and far too commerical- think queues for everything and 10 minute sets. The Wilderness Festival is pretty much perfect for kids and adults, one of the best ones i’ve ever been to and you can include Glasto, Reading and V-Festivals in that analysis.

@Claire you are quite right – I didn’t pop it in here, but it is in my ‘ultimate list for camping’ that I linked to. I found an even better one the other day, which was almost like a proper loo!
Thanks for the information about Lollibop. I don’t fancy Wilderness as it is much bigger – I wouldn’t be happy going to that size of festival as a first timer. Maybe in a couple of years!

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